"We Must Have US Currency Backed By Gold" He Proclaimed - But That's Insane I Said

Not long ago, an acquaintance and part-timeof economic affairs and gold standards, as all this talk
conspiracy theorist said to me; "[all] money [shouldis not good for America or the dollar. Playing into the
be] backed by gold and we should dismantle [sic]hands of those who wish to de-thrown the dollar as
certain parts of the Federal Reserve and Worldthe World's reserve currency is a real problem.
Bank," and so I asked him a simple question; "Do youBesides the Chinese have been playing manipulative
know if there is still enough gold to cover all thegames with their currency to a greater degree than
current created world-wide currency by all nations?"any of the top ten GDP nations.
Of course, I know the answer, and there really isn'tThis is serious stuff, and we need to be thinking very
even enough gold in the world at the current price tocarefully on these things, we need to stop trashing
back all the dollars circulating around this globe as thethe US of A. Another instance of problematic
reserve currency. He probably figured out where hewell-intentioned by knowledge lacking movements is
had error'ed and stated; "No, but we have manythe alternative energy issues and Global Warming
other precious metals, [money] should be backed bytheory. You see, promoting too much of this
material of set value."international "we are all friends" thing and trying to
Here are my thoughts on this whole concept. Noplay environmentalism cards is only playing into their
way, screw that, as China has 97% of all the REEshands, and it hurts America.
Rare Earth Elements, and has restricted the sale ofIf one really cares about the environment they need
76% of them, thus, forcing any company makingto focus on the dead-zones off the coast of China,
high-tech products using exotic metals to set upthe Yangtze river, the air pollution floating across the
factories there to employ Chinese, and partner withpacific, and the toxins in their fish they export, toys,
a Chinese company, thus, transfer all the UStoothpaste, pet food, drywall, would you like me to
technology to them.go on? I can for four more pages.
In many regards there is a war going on in the mindsLook, we live in the greatest nation ever created and
of the Red Chinese Communists (which entails awe need to maintain that, and make prudent
good portion of the higher-up leadership there) anddecisions, and think about things. There are many
they see economic maneuvers and trade disputes asfactors involved, we just cannot pick some and
war, only a lesser degree, and they believe we areignore the rest of reality. At some point we need to
thus, at war with them. No not the whole country,educate our electorate, perhaps make economic
just the Think Tanks on the Red Army side ofclasses mandatory. Please consider all this, before you
things, and Mao's grandson has moved up to general,are coaxed into joining some cause that you know
the youngest general in China.nothing about.
We need to have our citizens educated in the reality